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Asian shares mixed after listless session on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a listless day of trading on Wall Street as the recent bout of nerves over Federal Reserve policy fades.

Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai but rose in Hong Kong and Seoul.

“Sentiments may be largely echoing the US indices movement overnight, as markets await more economic data to drive further movement,” Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a commentary.

Biden invited members of the group to the White House on Thursday. The pared-down plan has $559 billion in new spending and has rare bipartisan backing that could open the door to the president’s more sweeping $4 trillion proposals.

Markets have calmed notably since the Federal Reserve surprised…

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